December 2010

  • Top 10 Albums of ’10

    Here are my picks for the best albums of 2010. 10) Eternia & Moss – At Last I really wish this album had made it further up the list. Eternia is a fierce emcee who consistently drops some amazing underground hip-hop. Moss is a rising star producer and has done some amazing work this year. […]


  • Teaching Tip – Take a Break

    Image via Wikipedia Teaching can become an all-encompassing profession. It is so hard to fit everything we need to do into the small amount of time we have at school. Most teachers I know either come in early, stay late, or take work home with them. Many teachers actually do all three.  I know that […]


  • How Rap Got Popular – Part 2: Whodini & Run-DMC

    We just played a track called “Friends” by Whodini that gets classified as an old-school track. However, it is important to note that when that track was released, old-school as a genre or a term didn’t even exist. Now we define old-school hip-hop as containing a simple drum pattern, a bass-line, and a few sparse […]


  • Know Your History: Episode 6 – Rap Gets Popular

    Welcome to the sixth installment of Know Your History. This is the show where we explore the rich culture that is hip-hop. You can download this show for free, stream it with the player at the bottom of the post, or read it here on the blog. Whatever you choose to do, thanks for tuning […]


  • Teaching Tip Tuesday – Art Attack

    Image via Wikipedia Have you seen the television show Art Attack? If not, you really should look for it. The show is a treasure trove for the elementary classroom. Host Neil Buchanan shares a passion for art and creativity that is simply inspiring. Every week on the show, he goes through simple projects that you […]


  • 5 Lovely Ladies of Silent Cacophony

    My first celebrity crush was Claire Danes. I was completely captivated by her when I saw the very first episode of My So-Called Life. I also developed a bit of a crush on the fictional Erica Strange played by Erin Karpluck on the excellent television series Being Erica. And then, of course, there was Black […]


  • December 10th Mixtape

    Here is my latest mixtape. You can download Side A here and Side B here. Both files will fit on one standard CD, or you can load them onto your MP3 player. Either way, give this tape a listen and let me know what you think. I let this tape grow organically. I had a […]


  • Darth Vader in Snowmaggedon 2010

    Wow, things really are bad in London, Ontario right now. Found on Tumblr – http://ghosttocoast.tumblr.com/post/2136785355


  • Snowmageddon 2010

    I’ve lived in Canada my entire life. I’m used to heavy winters and I’m used to the craziness that often accompanies the first major dumping of snow each year. However, I have never seen anything like Snowmageddon 2010. It started off innocently enough Friday night. I woke up the next morning to find a light […]


  • 5 Tips to Motivate Reluctant Students (Guest Post)

    Every class is a mixed bag – some kids are naturally talented while others get to the top through hard work and effort; some are innately enthusiastic while the rest need a little nudge to get them going; and some are lazy even though they have brains, while others cannot be more than mediocre no […]